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For me, it would need to be in pretty much showroom condition, and absolutely everything should be in full working order. I would want to go through the service history to ensure that it doesn’t have a troubled past, and has been properly serviced. If it passes those tests, it should be OK: They are reasonably bulletproof. I have had my XK for five trouble free years. I looked at a few at the time but, until I found the one that I bought, none were in the kind of condition that I wanted. As soon as I saw mine I pretty much knew that I was going to buy it!

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I note your comment, Paul, but spending over £300 on a remap to possibly cure a DPF issue when an additive that will do the same did seem a little expensive. My car droves well because of preventative maintenance probably due to making sure that the car does a longish run every month, and the occasional splash of a suitable additive to a tankful of premium fuel. I usually achieve around 45 to 50 mpg on a long motorway run and average over 30 mpg on shorter runs.. Regards, Peter.

I disagree very firmly with Paul. Additives are not expensive, nor are they snake oil. A can of a suitable additive which you will use less than once a month will cost around £10 and will assist with the DPF Regeneration. And avoid a remap, quite unnecessary, unless you want to become a boy racer. The engine which Jaguar have put into your car is a very well designed engine and I would recommend that it is not interfered with. My s type is 10 years old and runs very sweetly, and I find 208 bhp very powerful. Peter.